Improvement in vehicle-bodies



' K. A. HUGHSON.

Vehicle-Body.

No.199,548." Patented .lan. 22,18 78.

V WITNESSES V INVENTOR .ATTORNEY 1 N. PETERS/FHOTD-LITMOGRAFH'ER,WKSMINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KINOAID A. HUGHSON, OF CORTLAND VILLAGE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-BODIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 199,548, dated January22, 1878; application filed September 13, 1877.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, KINGAID A. HUGHSON, of Cortland Village, in thecounty of Cortland and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Carriage-Bodies, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification and accompanying drawlngs.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of that portion of thecarriage-body below the seat, showing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a viewof one of the side supports detached.

The body is made after the fashion known in the trade as doctorsphaeton-body.

A and B are the side sills, each made of one continuous piece of bentwood. A, being the lower sill, extends from the back of the body at thebottom of the seat along the floor to the front sill. B is the uppersill, and extends from the front of the seat to the front sill, lying atthe lower end upon the front end of the under sill A, and bent in nearlythe same degree of curvature as A.

Great advantage is derived from the construction of the side sills inthe manner de scribed, both in strength and in cheapness of manufacture.

I mount the body upon side springs G G, in such a manner as to cause thebottom of the wagon to hang below the springs. O is the spring-bar,bolted or fastened to the side of the body. D is a side support, madeeither of wood or metal, which serves as side coverings between the seatand spring-bars. Its lower edge to projects outward, resting upon thespring-bar O, and, being made of strong solid material, it furnishes aresistance and support against the upward pressure upon the spring-bar,and relieves part of the strain upon the fastenings of the spring-bar tothe carriage-body. The upper edge bends or projects inwardly, furnishingthe support b, which rests upon the seat-frame.

Side support D being firmly secured to the side of the body by bolts orscrews, the upper projection bis not so essential as the lower one, a,and may be dispensed with, if not desired.

E is a wood or metallic stay or body-loop,

attached to the spring-bar (1, extending downward, and attached to thelower sill A. One or more of these stays or braces may be used on eachside, as deemed necessary, to strengthen the body.

I do not limit myself to any particular mode ofi 1fastening the staystothe spring-bar or the s1 What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the sills A and B with the cross-bar G,substantially as described 2. The side support D, in combination withthe'spring-barfl, as and for the purposes substantially as described.

3. The stays E E, in combination with springbar 0 and sill A.

4. In a carriage-body, the combination of side sills A and B withspring-bar 0, stay E, and side support D, substantially as described. Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

KINOAID A. HU'GHSON.

Witnesses:

M. L. MCCARTHY, Donn 0. SMITH.

